spreagadh

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun:

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡu/

Past indicative autonomous verb forms:

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡu/

Past habitual analytic, past subjunctive analytic, and third-person singular imperative verb forms:

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈsˠpʲɾʲaɡu/

Noun

spreagadh m (genitive singular spreagtha, nominative plural spreagthaí)

1. verbal noun of spreag
2. urging, incitement; incentive, encouragement; excitation, stimulus
3. (physics) impulse
4. (literary) rebuke, reproof

Declension

Declension of spreagadh

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative spreagadh spreagthaí Vocative a spreagadh a spreagthaí Genitive spreagtha spreagthaí Dative spreagadh spreagthaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an spreagadh na spreagthaí Genitive an spreagtha na spreagthaí Dative leis an spreagadh don spreagadh leis na spreagthaí

Verb

spreagadh

1. inflection of spreag:
   1. past indicative autonomous
   2. past habitual analytic
   3. past subjunctive analytic
   4. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spreagadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN